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Originally Posted by AeWingnut
I understand that a 9 furlong race at Belmont is a 1 turn race.
The longer she goes the more someone like Girl Pearls or Le Chateau has to come to ge her
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Not sure that thinking makes any sense. Belmont's stretch seemingly goes on forever. Arlington on the other hand uses the alternate (shorter) finish line for 9 furlongs and once they hit the top of the stretch there's not a lot of track left to make up ground.
In addition the competition is softer at Arl and there is a free shuttle offered between CD and Arlington which, saves a ton on shipping, win or lose.